Emaar Hospitality Reveals Top 10 Wedding Trends 2020

From indoor and outdoor venues, fountains and fairway views, to modern and traditional settings, Emaar Hospitality Group offers more than 40 exceptional venues to suit every style and size of wedding across its 14 hotels, golf and polo clubs in the UAE.

Its team of wedding planners and chefs across the Address Hotels + Resorts, Vida Hotels and Resorts and leisure facilities have planned every kind of wedding imaginable and have got their finger on the pulse when it comes to knowing what is hot in the world of weddings.

From the venue and food to decor and the latest technology, the team is already seeing a crop of new trends emerging as they start to look towards the coming year.

According to Emaar, below are their top 10 picks to consider for an unforgettable wedding in 2020:

Creative food stations: The growth in popularity of artisan food markets and street-food-style cuisine will continue to influence the food and beverage decisions of future brides and grooms.

Statement wedding cakes: 2020 will see the trend for cakes inspired by couture wedding gowns.

The great outdoors: Three is something so effortlessly romantic about an alfresco wedding that it will never go out of style.

Perfect projections: Video mapping is the latest digital technology trend weaving its way into the world of weddings.

Dates: It is expected that there will be huge demand for weddings on 02.02.2020, as well as 20.02.20, 01.01.20, 01.10.20 and 20.10.20 with the latter being even more memorable as it is also the start of Expo 2020 Dubai.

All that glitters: Shades of blush, nude and rose combined with white, ivory and cream are classic and remain popular going into 2020.

The Instagram moment: With the Instagram effect, wedding photography has become a trend all in itself and couples are increasingly choosing venues based on their Instagram vision.

Destination weddings: 2020 will see more people choose a wedding staycation, gathering their guests together in one special location for a weekend-long celebration.

Unique experiences: There is a shift towards couples seeking a celebration that is unique to them, a wedding that showcases their love story and enables them to create memories they will treasure forever.